Red House Shoufu

Chapter 346: Saying Goodbye to My Wife and Leaving the Capital

Yingchun returned home for the first time after getting married, almost all the female relatives from Ningrong and Rongfu in Rongxi Hall came together.

Jia Shishi looked at Yingchun with a ruddy complexion, pulled her to avoid the girls and asked her in a low voice, then patted Yingchun's hands in satisfaction.

"The most correct thing your father has done in his life is to find you a good son-in-law! Second girl, the Wang family is only a son-in-law. The most important thing for you now is to give birth to an heir. Only in this way can you really gain a foothold in the Wang family... "

Yingchun's biological mother has passed away for many years, and her aunt, Jia Xingshi, doesn't care about her. Even the lessons in the boudoir before marriage were taught by Jia Shishi herself.

Now that Jia Shishi repeatedly told her to give birth to a child, while she was being taught seriously, Yingchun's pretty blushing shyly seemed to bleed.

"Old Ancestor, it's noon!"

Yuanyang looked at the time and it was almost a quarter of noon, and the new son-in-law hadn't come to kowtow to the old lady until now, so he asked in surprise: "The servant just wanted to go to the front hall to ask the son-in-law to come over, but was stopped by the second master's soldiers. It is said that they are discussing the important affairs of the court, and the servants are not allowed to approach..."

But Jia Shishi was not angry, because before when Jia Daishan was around, the soldiers all did this.In the past few years, Jia pardoned himself, Jia Zheng sat in the cold yamen, and there were no major matters to discuss at home, so this tradition was not maintained.

She told Yuanyang: "Go and tell the front hall, no matter how important the matter is, we have to eat before discussing it."

After Yuanyang went out, Jia Shi said with a smile: "I don't care about any important court affairs, I can't starve our new aunt to death."

"The old ancestor doesn't love me any more. When I came in, he held the second sister's hand and talked..."

Xichun ran up to Jia Shishi and plunged into her arms to rub and rub, this kind of childish competition for favor made Jia Shishi very useful.

She held Xichun in her arms and squeezed her cheeks, and said with a smile: "Your second sister won't be able to go home so easily in the future, grandma won't love her more?"

"The granddaughter will come back and stay for a few more days..."

Just as Yingchun said half a sentence, she was interrupted by Jia Shishi.

"Silly girl, don't dare to say that, how can an aunt live in her mother's house all the time!"

Except for those who were dismissed and went home, it is okay for married girls to go back to their mothers occasionally to have a look, but I don’t know how many people will gossip if they have been living in their mother’s house.

Yingchun quickly explained: "The uncle will be transferred to Zhihe Yamen to serve as the censor of the river in the next few days, and he will go to Beijing for business in a short time. This trip can be as short as a few months or as long as a year. The uncle said that if the granddaughter Nothing to do, you can go home and stay for a few more days to show your filial piety."

"Speaking nonsense, your sister-in-law is about to get married, and a sister-in-law should help prepare for the marriage at home. Your mother-in-law is gentle, and she spoils you, but you can't be proud of being spoiled. Being a good daughter-in-law is what you should do."

After Jia Shi taught a few words, he asked about Wang Huan's new errand to welcome the spring. When he learned that Wang Huan was going from Henan to the west along the Yellow River, he sent someone to urge Jia Lian to come over.

She explained to Yingchun: "The land of Shaanxi and Gansu is full of military turmoil. Our family has many old disciples in the local area, especially in the Yansui area. Several frontier generals are your grandfather's old family. I let Your second brother writes a few posts, at least it will be a little more stable."

……

The decree was issued on May 25, and the Ministry of Industry specially vacated a yard for Lin Shu as the office of the new yamen.

Lin Shu governed the river affairs as the chief minister of the Ministry of Industry. In order to facilitate the handling of river affairs, the emperor gave Lin Shu the title of imperial envoy.

Wen Tongxuan, Minister of the Household Department, led the imperial order to govern the river affairs.Lin Shu, the servant of the Ministry of Industry, led the imperial envoy Tongzhi to control the river management office, and took charge of the river management affairs, and adjusted the various ministries to facilitate the smooth development of the great cause of river control.

The rest of the staff were reported to the Ministry of Officials by the Yamen of Zhihe, and the Department of Literature and Selection of the Ministry of Officials was responsible for assessment and evaluation, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials was appointed and dismissed.Wang Huan, as the censor Xunhe, will leave Beijing for official business on the first day of June with the other two censors Xunhe.

"This is a post that my ancestor asked my second brother to write. If you encounter difficulties, the uncle can go to visit and ask for help."

Yingchun handed a stack of invitations to Wang Huan, and asked solemnly: "These people are old disciples of grandfather and father, and the second brother said that the uncle can be trusted."

Wang Huan took a look and saw that there were not only military generals but also civil servants. The highest official position was Yue Qizhong, the commander-in-chief of Yansui Town, General Ningxia Wei, and the prefect of Lanzhou Prefecture...

There are no fewer than ten civil and military officials above the fifth rank, and there are nearly 20 people below the fifth rank.The influence of the Rongguo Mansion in the Shaanxi-Gansu area can be seen. No wonder the Ningrong and Rongfu Mansions attached so much importance to them at the beginning of their succession.

While arranging the clothes, shoes and socks for Wang Huan, Yingchun nagged and told him to add clothes when it was cold, and to cool off when it was hot. Seeing Yingchun, who was enjoining him, through the home clothes made of tulle, his heart felt hot.

He put down the post in his hand and hugged Yingchun from behind.The two of them stuck together tightly, and Wang Huan's big hand became dishonest.

"I've memorized the lady's explanation. In case the lady is bored at home, how about we hurry up and have a baby?"

Yingchun felt his ears were itchy, and his ears were burning after hearing Wang Huan's words.She said softly and coquettishly: "Master is talking nonsense, it's still bright today..."

"What's the matter, just close the door!"

After that, Wang Huan quickly closed the doors and windows, picked her up amid Yingchun's exclamation, and walked to the bed.

"I haven't seen any meat in the past few months and half a year. Today I want to eat my fill!"

The bed curtain was lowered, and there was a tender voice. Siqi, who had just gone to get hot water, stood in front of the closed door with a dazed expression. After hearing the movement in the room, he didn't react for a long time.

She blushed and muttered, "Master, you are messing around, it's almost time for dinner..."

……

On the morning of the first day of June, Lin Shu sent Wang Huan and others away and returned to the city from Shiliting in the south of the city.

This time, the people who went out of Beijing could not help but have people from the Yamen who ruled the river. He also seconded a number of officials and scribes who were good at drawing maps from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War.

At present, the maps of the Governor’s Mansion of the Five Armies, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry were drawn at the beginning of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Nearly a hundred years have passed, and local changes cannot be seen at all only from this outdated map.

He knows best how difficult it is to control the Yellow River. The difference is far away, and he never dares to ignore the details.

After the tide of donations in the past few days, Zhihe Yamen has received donations worth no less than 4 million taels.Lin Shu had been busy for a whole day, distributing 1 million taels of silver to the prefectural capitals along the river in Henan, which were flooded last year, to repair the river defense and strengthen the embankment.Qin Tianjian has predicted that the flood control situation in Henan this year is still not very optimistic.

Lin Shu returned home exhausted, and not long after he sat down, Fuquan rushed to report: "My lord, the Ministry of War has received an urgent request of [-] Li, and Wala bypassed Datong, and stormed eastward along the Great Wall at Kaipingwei!"

"How is this possible? The Tatars will not allow Oara to march from their base."

Lin Shu stood up in surprise. Kaiping is only three days away from the capital, which is the northern barrier of the capital.If Kaiping is broken, the capital will be completely exposed to Wala's cavalry.

Before Fuquan could respond, bells rang from the direction of the imperial city.

The Jingyang bell rang, and all officials must enter the palace as quickly as possible to wait for the edict.Lin Shu quickly changed into his official uniform, ready to enter the palace.Daiyu handed some hot steamed buns to Lin Shu, probably there is no way to eat tonight's dinner.

"Yu'er stay at home obediently, go to bed early tonight. Don't worry, you'll be fine."

The atmosphere in the imperial city was very dignified. This time, Wala put Da Chu together. They first showed their faces in the Shaanxi-Gansu area, and then made it look like they were going to attack Datong, which made the imperial guards in the capital transferred to Datong and Yansui.

No one would have thought that the Tatars, who had just signed an alliance with the Great Chu, were suddenly held back by the mysterious soldiers and horses in the direction of Liaodong, which gave Oala an opportunity to quickly attack Kaipingwei, the northern gate of the capital, eastward.

At this time, some of the imperial guards in the capital were transferred to Hexi, and some were transferred to Datong. The remaining less than 150,000 people did not dare to dispatch at will.

"Your Majesty, the Kaiping Guard now has only 200,000 soldiers and horses. Facing nearly [-] Wala iron cavalry, it will not be able to last for a few days. I think that the most urgent task is to quickly transfer back the Imperial Army to Datong Yansui. At the same time, I ordered Qin Wang's army from all over the country to come to the capital as soon as possible. support."

"Far waters can't save near fire. If Kaiping is breached, the Oirat cavalry will appear at the foot of the capital in less than three days. Whether it is King Qin's army or the imperial army, it will take at least ten days."

"Since this is the case, let the Kaiping guards stick to it and buy time for the capital. Sending the imperial army to support it will only make the guarding force of the capital even more empty."

"If there is no support, how long can Kaipingwei's soldiers and horses last?"

……

The Fengtian Hall was very noisy, but it was a pity that they couldn't come up with a suitable idea.Some people even suggested that Yihe moved south, which completely angered the cold-faced emperor on the dragon chair.

"Anyone who dares to move south is a traitor!"

Wow, the few ministers who just mentioned moving to the south for refuge were frightened by the emperor's fury and knelt on the ground: "I have no intention of treason, please appease your majesty's anger."

snort!
The emperor snorted coldly, his cold eyes filled with disdain.

He had already recognized these people, one was from the Jinling Zhen family's concubine branch, two were from the Jiangnan clan, and the other two were disciples of the Jin Party.

"Since your bones are so weak, then go to Kaiping. Come here, take off their official hats, and send Kaiping guards into the barracks."

Wei Qinghe sighed, came out and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Although these people's bones are a little weak, they are not guilty of death. It is too much to serve as an army, and it is enough to be demoted to the common people."

It's not that Wei Qinghe has any relationship with these people, it's mainly for the dignity of civil servants.It's a pity that because of the sudden war, the emperor was in a rage, and Wei Qinghe's remonstrance turned a deaf ear to him, and the dragon guards took off their official clothes and dragged them out.

After a few people were dragged out, the emperor said to Wei Qinghe: "When the country encounters a military disaster, if the bones of me and the princes are weak, how can we fight this battle? The soldiers on the front line are desperately fighting, but the officials in the capital are thinking about it." Running away and spreading the word will only affect the morale of the army."

Of course Wei Qinghe understands this truth, he just did his best to maintain the dignity of civil servants, that's all for negotiating peace and moving south?He, the chief minister of the cabinet, was the first to refuse.

The emperor spoke again: "Kaipingwei's request for help, what does the chief assistant think should be done?"

Wei Qinghe replied: "Returning to Your Majesty, the old minister thought that the most urgent task is to send reinforcements. There are still nearly 150,000 forbidden troops in the capital, and [-] can be sent north."

"The old minister agrees with what the old man said, Kaiping cannot be lost." The British Duke Zhang Yue also came out to second the proposal.

The emperor nodded, and he got up and gave an order: "In this case, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry..."

"The minister is here!" The three ministers came out and bowed to wait for the order.

"Immediately allocate grain, grass, materials, and ordnance to Kaiping, and go to the soldiers. The Ministry of Households sends people from the south of the Yangtze River to enrich the large warehouses in Beijing."

"Your Majesty's order is to be obeyed!"

The emperor turned his attention to the British Duke Zhang Yue again: "British Duke, the safety of the capital is entrusted to you, and all ministries are at your command. I am giving Aiqing the Emperor's Sword and the King's Order Flag. Everyone can cut first and play later!"

"The minister leads the decree!" Zhang Yue always looked calm and composed. He neither said any bold words nor knelt down to make oaths, and took the Tianzi sword from the emperor's hand calmly.

"Loyal and obedient king Gao Yongheng led the Zuowei and Zuowu imperial guards, and set off immediately to reinforce Kaiping! Old Nine, Kaiping must stick to it, and the Wala people cannot be allowed to move forward within [-] days, do you understand?"

Gao Yongheng understood what the emperor meant, even if all the people in Kaipingwei were dead, he would hold back Wala's march to the south and buy fifteen days for the capital to mobilize King Qin's army.

Without hesitation, he knelt down to accept the decree: "Don't worry, brother, the younger brother will not die, and Wala can't even think about taking a step forward!"

The emperor stepped forward to help Gao Yongheng, and instead of hugging him: "Brother, I am waiting for your safe return!"

……

The news that the Oirat army stormed Kaipingwei was already spreading in the capital. Sensitive businessmen already sensed a huge crisis and closed the doors of their shops one after another. Many people had already packed their bags and stood guard at the gate of the city.

Morning bells and evening drums, after the bells ring, the gates of various cities slowly open as before.The imperial guards guarding the city still followed the old rules, except that the inspection was stricter, and they did not stop those who wanted to escape from the capital.

"Brother, I asked the people in Zhuangzi to hide the food. Uncle Xian said that there have been many refugees from the north outside Zhuangzi in the past few days, and there may be bandits among them."

Daiyu served tea to the tired Lin Shu, and Xueyan rubbed his shoulders to relieve his fatigue.

Lin Shu had been busy all day and night, and he was also in charge of managing the firearms workshop. The war was approaching, and the people in the Ministry of War urged the craftsmen in the firearms workshop to produce cannons and gunpowder like crazy.

Fortunately, enough gunpowder for a big battle was prepared before the firearms workshop. Now the most important thing is to polish the barrels of dozens of cannons that have been built, and just install them on the gun mounts.

Daiyu told Lin Shu about the situation in Zhuangzi outside the city, and the fact that this bandit was mixed among the refugees aroused Lin Shu's vigilance.

He called Lin Jiu and ordered Lin Jiu to send people to investigate these refugees from the north.The main issue is the origin and number of these refugees, and what is the situation of the bandits among them.

At this time, the emperor was listening to Zuo Lan, the commander of the Embroidered Guards, in the Palace of Qinzheng, and the veins on the back of his hands were gradually revealed.

"So the mysterious army that appeared in Liaodong is the Jurchen?"

Zuo Lan replied: "The spies of the Embroidery Guards have already mixed in. This team has a total of 80,000 people, of which the Jurchens account for half. The remaining 40,000 people have [-] Han Chinese, [-] Silla people, and [-] people who should be Oalas." people."

"80,000 people, the Liaodong guards didn't notice it, what a bunch of trash! Where's Wang Ziteng?" The emperor scolded angrily, asking about Wang Ziteng who was on a tour in Liaodong.

"Master Wang is currently in Guangning Guard. According to the news from the spies, Mr. Wang may not be acclimatized. After arriving at Guangning Guard, he stopped to recuperate."

The emperor sneered: "Prince Teng was born in the army. Not to mention that he has been to Liaodong countless times, he would not cough even if he was thrown in the desert. Go and find out the specific situation of this army in Liaodong. Then pass an order to the prince Teng, let him quickly bring back the soldiers and horses of the four towns in Liaodong to help Kaipingwei."

　The chapter last night was abolished, and she dared not write it. If she continued writing, the book might be blocked.

　　The epidemic is serious here at home. I have been loaned to the health system to help prevent the epidemic these days. I don’t have time to code.

　　Hope the epidemic will pass soon!

　　good night!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)